INTERVIEW WITH MS. MARTIN AT SLAS
BY JIN HYUK CHOI
I interviewed Ms. Kristin Martin. She is teaching World
History and U.S History at my school. Her hometown
is Tampa, Florida in the United States. She has been
in Shanghai for three and a half years. She is a
graduate of Florida State University, and her favorite
sport is American football. to do, and to meet more new people.
Choi: Why do you think you are a popular teacher
in our school?
Ms. Martin: I think this is because I care about my
student and I work hard to make class interesting and
help them to prepare for university. Choi: What are things you like about teaching?
Ms. Martin: Holiday, vacation, my students, and the
History department at SLAS.
Choi: How long have you been a teacher?
Ms. Martin: I have been a teacher for 8 years. I love my
job because I love learning new things from my
students and having many holidays.
Choi: What was your favorite subject in school and
Why?
Choi: Where did you attend university? What did Ms. Martin: My favorite subject in school was History
you major in?
because it was the most fun and my History teacher
Ms. Martin: Florida State University, where I studied was really cool.
History and Chinese. My university is famous for
college football. So it was really fun.
Choi: Tell us about your favorite teacher and what
made him/her special to you?
Choi: What brought you to Shanghai?
Ms. Martin: My favorite teacher was my 8th grade
Ms. Martin: I got a job at Shanghai Livingston geography teacher. I liked that class because it was
American School (SLAS). I previously lived in Dalian always different so it was not boring. Also he didn’t
so I wanted to come to a city with more fun things treat us like babies.
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